
Registration is now open for the 11th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference.
The theme of this year's conference is Equitable Publishing. Topics include equity, inclusion and identities in the workplace; diversifying internships and hiring; ethics and artificial intelligence; advancing accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities; and career development and equitable pay in publishing.
Conference Dates:
The conference will be held live and virtually on two separate days:
- Monday, October 18, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
- Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Hosted By:
- Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at the George Washington University
Co-Sponsors:
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The Association of University Presses (AUPresses)
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The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)
Conference co-organizers:
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Puja Telikicherla, American Psychiatric Association Publishing and George Washington University
- John W. Warren, George Washington University
Cost: Free | Location: Virtual
Speakers (alphabetical order):
- Elizabeth Adams (EMA Advisory Services);
- Walter Biggins (University of Pennsylvania Press);
- Diem Bloom (Johns Hopkins University Press);
- Becca Bostock (Ohio State University Press);
- Davida Breier (Johns Hopkins University Press);
- Shelby Brewster (Public Philosophy Journal);
- Chhavi Chauhan (American Society for Investigative Pathology);
- Jeff De Cagna (Foresight First LLC);
- Jocelyn Dawson (Duke University Press);
- Dawn Durante (University of Texas Press);
- Chloe Fells (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences -PNAS);
- Michael Hardesty (PNAS);
- Simon Holt (Elsevier);
- Ally Laird (Penn State University Libraries);
- Shaina Lange (ACS Publications);
- Simon Linacre (Cabells);
- Alice Meadows (NISO);
- Emma Molls (University of Minnesota Libraries);
- Robert Martinengo;
- Dominique Moore (University of Illinois Press);
- Angel Peterson (Penn State University Libraries);
- Andrea Powell (Research4Life);
- Dianndra Roberts (Royal College of Psychiatrists);
- Amy Sherman (University of Pittsburgh Press);
- Damita Snow (American Society of Civil Engineers);
- Randy Townsend (American Geophysical Union; George Washington University);
- Stephanie Williams (Wayne State University Press);
- Nicole Zamudio-Román (George Washington University)
Schedule (subject to change):
Monday, October 18, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
12:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:15-1:10 | Inclusion and Identities in the Publishing Workplace
- Dianndra Roberts, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Shaina Lange, ACS Publications
1:15-2:15 | Expanding Inclusion and Training on Disabilities and Ethics
- Simon Holt, Elsevier
- Emma Molls, University of Minnesota Libraries
2:15-2:30 | Break
2:30-3:40 | Ethics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Scholarly Publishing
- Simon Linacre, Cabells
- Randy Townsend, American Geophysical Union; George Washington University
- Elizabeth Adams, EMA Advisory Services
- Chhavi Chauhan, American Society for Investigative Pathology
- Jeff De Cagna, Foresight First LLC
3:40-4:25 The Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations
- Jocelyn Dawson, Duke University Press
- Damita Snow, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Randy Townsend, American Geophysical Union; George Washington University
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Kerry Webb, University of Texas Press (Moderator)
4:30-5:20 | Closing Plenary: Career Development and Equitable Publishing
- Stephanie Williams, Wayne State University Press
- Walter Biggins, University of Pennsylvania Press
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
12:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Puja Telikicherla and John W. Warren
12:15-1:10 | Moving Toward More Equitable Publishing Practices
- Andrea Powell, Research4Life
- Shelby Brewster, Public Philosophy Journal
1:15-2:45 | Advancing Accessibility in Publishing
- Ally Laird and Angel Peterson, Penn State University Libraries
- Robert Martinengo
- Chloe Fells and Michael Hardesty, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
2:45-3:00 | Break
3:00-4:00 | Advancing Inclusion and Eliminating Barriers to the Profession of Publishing
- Davida Breier and Diem Bloom, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Nicole Zamudio-Román, George Washington University
4:00-4:15 | Break
4:15-5:30 | Closing Plenary: Toward Pay Equity in Publishing Careers (Publishing CareerBuilder)
- Becca Bostock, Ohio State University Press
- Dawn Durante, University of Texas Press
- Dominique Moore, University of Illinois Press
- Amy Sherman, University of Pittsburgh Press
- Moderated by Alice Meadows, National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Cost: Free | Location: Virtual